C201 Acting Calmly!

In the Shen Estate's rear garden, nestled within a gazebo, an elderly man with snow-white hair lay on an armchair, his eyes closed in repose. He wasn't asleep; beside him, an old-fashioned radio played the news.

A table nearby held an assortment of pastries and a pot of tea.

"What's the matter?" the old man inquired as the steward approached, having just entered the gazebo